Telerath

Telerath
Astrographical information
Region	Inner Rim
System	Telerath system
Suns	1
Moons	2: Telerath's second moon
Grid square	N-7
Trade routes	Vaathkree Trade Corridor
Rotation period	26 standard hours
Orbital period	374 local days
Physical information
Climate	Tropical
Gravity	Standard
Points of interest	Ember's Fire Noua
Fauna	Telerath eel
Societal information
Native species	30% Human 10% Arkanian and Arkanian Offshoots 60% other
Other species	Chagrians T'surr Chubbits Nosaurians
Primary language(s)	Basic
Major imports	Foodstuffs Luxury items Raw materials Technology
Major exports	Business goods
Affiliation	Telerath Interstellar Banking Initiative

"Telerath is what the galaxy forgot it wanted in a bank!"

―Planetary slogan

Telerath was an Inner Rim banking world, the home of the Telerath Interstellar Banking Initiative. It was created as an experiment in face-to-face customer service by an interstellar bank. Customers were guaranteed to meet with living bank representatives, did not need to make scheduled appointments, and were offered a fantastic variety of comforting recreational activities and accommodations.

Description

"They say few places are finer than Telerath. Feel that warm, tropical air. Look at that glorious sunlight."

―Beyghor Sahdett

Telerath was a bank and a vacation resort where every night was like a festival. Security was only present to protect the money, not the people. They thought that visible guards would break the ambiance.

History

"Telerath is an experiment by an interstellar bank in face-to-face customer service. We offer all the financial services of an Aargau—without the cold and impersonal touch you find at many banks closer to the core."

―GG-36

Telerath

In 3963 BBY, it was visited by Zayne Carrick and the crew of The Last Resort in an attempt to access one of Marn Hierogryph's many accounts. Due to the Padawan Massacre of Taris, one of them was frozen and because Gryph was a wanted criminal, he had two Arkanian Offshoots Jarael and Camper, as "Chantique" and "Baron Hyro Margryph" respectively to unfreeze the account to say it was a name misconception. The ploy was successful and the account was unfrozen. However, the Moomo Brothers kidnapped their banker, Arvan Carrick, misinterpreting their employer's order to simply watch him. The Arkanians were able to avoid a panic by saying Arvan's wife is having a baby. Because the banker was going to be missed the next day, the Moomos' employer ordered them to head to orbit. Luckily, Arvan was saved by Zayne before that could happen. When the Courageous was destroyed over Serroco, Telerath was in a panic.

After the Mandalorian Wars, Telerath became forgotten. During the Clone Wars and after, Telerath was rediscovered, and some attempted to turn the planet into a vacation destination. As Telerath was populated again, an archipelago-town called Noua was founded. Despite Telerath's inhabitants being known primarily as bankers and vacationers, much of the indigenous population lived in fear of, or became part of, two rival gangs that ruled the planet. These two groups were known locally as simply the Spicers and the enlavers, both named after that which they trafficked in most. Though the gangs strictly followed and enforced the Sword law, a law stating that all disputes had to be settled with swords, not blasters, a simmering hatred of one another was always ready to boil over. After the arrival of fugitive Jedi, Dass Jennir, open warfare erupted between the two gangs, with the T'surr-run Spicers coming out ahead. As chaos and violence wracked the city of Noua, Jennir attacked the assembled Spicer gang alone, intent on stopping their criminal rule. Jennir annihilated the Spicers and departed the planet a short time later. After that the inhabitants of Telerath founded a Militia to make sure that they wouldn't be subjugated by criminals again,

Behind the scenes

"Telerath—your bank's customer service center by way of Disneyland—was a different take on the notion of the banking planet, and Brian Ching brought it to amazing life."

―John Jackson Miller

Telerath first appeared in the eleventh issue of the comic series Knights of the Old Republic, written by John Jackson Miller, penciled by Brian Ching, and published by Dark Horse Comics on December 27, 2006. The planet, described by Miller as a bank's customer service center by way of Disneyland, was intended to be a different approach to a banking world to that of Aargau from the Marvel Star Wars comic series. Miller described the bank as having a mountainous central tower and stretching across countryside, while Ching added a sea and several other islands to the landscape. Miller stated that after working with the name Telerath for some time, he realized its pronunciation unintentionally resembled "teller wrath," noting that it may be the reason the bank had chosen it.

Appearances

• † Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion (First appearance)
• "Labor Pains" on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link) (Mentioned only)
• Knights of the Old Republic 13 (Appears in hologram)
• "Adascorp Fiscal Period Financial Report and Outlook: Message from the Chief Executive" — Knights of the Old Republic 17 (Mentioned only)
• Knights of the Old Republic 18
• "The Taris Holofeed: Invasion Edition" — Knights of the Old Republic 18 (Mentioned only)
• Knights of the Old Republic 23 (Mentioned only)
• † Star Wars: Dark Times: Blue Harvest
• Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness 1
• Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness 4 (Mentioned only)
• Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness 5 (Mentioned only)
• Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 106
• Star Wars Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 1 and The Old Republic Vol. 1 - Sneak Peek! on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

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